THE MORVAH PAGE

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Below you will find the following records for Morvah:

Parish Register listings: christenings 1650-1700
Parish Register listings: marriages 1617-1700
Parish Register listings: burials 1655-1700
Morvah Strays
Protestation Return, 1641
Hearth Tax, 1662/1664
Probate Index 1664-1771
Misc. Will and Administration Abstracts

PARISH REGISTER: (at present --  baptisms 1650-1700, marriages 1617-1700, burials 1655-1700). Taken from a filmed transcription of the original register.

Baptisms:

1650

John son of Baldwin Henston  14 Apr

1653

Dorothy daughter of  Maddern Trembah  Nov. 20
Thomas son of Nicholas Giles  born 10 Febr.

1654 -- none baptized

1655

Jane daughter of Hannibal Harry  13 April
Thomas son of John Udy  12 August
Cicely daughter of John Luke  19 August
Elizabeth daughter of Maddern Trembah  18 Febr.
Elizabeth daughter of James Udy  23 Febr.

1656

Ann daughter of William Gilbert  born 10 Febr.
Richard son of William Angwin  born 24 Febr.

1657

Richard son of Hannibal Harry  born 15 Sept.
Margery daughter of Maddern Trembah  born 26 Febr.

1658

Richard son of Nicholas Giles  12 April
Elizabeth daughter of Henry Angwin  20 Aug.
Mary daughter of John Hodge  7 Jan.
Thomas son of Thomas Lanyon  born 28 Febr.

1659

Edmund son of William Angwin  born 28 Marc.
Constance daughter of William Gilbert  13 Apr.
Ralph son of John Trembath  11 Septr.
Ralph son of Matthew Rodda  25 Septr.
William son of Hanniball Harry  born 21 Novem.
Jane daughter of Richard Trembath  29 Jan.

1660

Honor daughter of Maddern Trembath  27 Apr.

1661

Richard son of Richard Trembath  14 Jan.
Phillippa daughter of William Angwin  2 Febr.
Mary daughter of John Hodge  2 Febr.

1662

Maddern son of Hugh Edwards  4 May
Jone daughter of Thomas Row  4 May
Avice daughter of William Laurey  4 May
Richard son of Maddern Trembath  12 Oct
Mary daughter of John Lanyon  1st Nov.
Edmund son of Hannibal Harry  22 Febr.
Thomas son of John Hodge  8 Marc.

1663

Arthur son of John Trembath  14 June
Ann daughter of Richard Botral  27 June

1664

Thomas son of William Gilbert  2 Apr.
John son of John Lanyon  16 Octob.
John son of John Trembath  1st Jan:
William son of Richard Trembath  29 Janu.
Margaret daughter of Maddern Trembath  1 Febr.
Blanch daughter of William Angwin  11 March

1665

Hannibal son of Hannibal Harry  25 Nov.

1666

William son of William Gilbert  12 Aug:
Tobias son of John Lanyon  16 Febr.
Elizabeth daughter of Richard Daniel  17 Marc.

1667

Ann daughter of James Thomas  21 Apr.
Francis son of Thomas Osborn  2 Febr.
Blanch daughter of Hannibal Harry  12 Feb.

1668

Ann daughter of Richard Trembath  5 Apr.
Ann daughter of John Hodge  5 Apr.
George son of John Trembath  16 May
Rebeccah daughter of John Guy  21 March

1669

John son of Thomas Osborn  13 Apr.
Cicely daughter of James Thomas  18 July
Enoch son of John Williams  17 Octob.
Mary daughter of Maddern Trembath  15 Jan.

1670

Chesson daughter of John Lanyon  20 May
Jane daughter of John Guy  21 March
John son of John Daniel  13 Nov.
Patience daughter of Bennet Saundrey  18 Decem.

1671

Thomas son of Thomas Osborn  20 May
Ann daughter of Richard Trembath  8 July
Cheston daughter of John Trembath  8 July

1672

William son of Emanuel Jenken  2 June
Joan daughter of Francis Thomas  28 July
Robert son of Martyn Rodda  1 Septr.
Elizabeth daughter of Ralph Guy  13 Octob.
Richard son of George Guy  18 Jan.
Hugh son of Bernard Edwards  23 Febr.

1673

Mary daughter of Thomas Osborn  1 Apr.
William son of John Lanyon  13 Octob.
Ralph son of Enoch Jenken  23 Nov.
William son of Francis Thomas  22 Febr.

1674

James son of James Thomas  10 May
Arthur son of John Trembath  13 Sept.
Hugh son of Peter Gilbert  19 Decemb.
Grace daughter of Richard Jenken  27 Decemb.
Ann daughter of Richard Roberts  24 Jan.
Cicely daughter of Benjamin Osborn  23 Jan.

1675

Tobias son of John Lanyon  15 May
Joan daughter of Bernard Edwards  30 May
John son of Nicholas Thomas  29 June
Richard son of John Cock  24 July
Bernard son of Bernard Osborn  6 Nov.
Benjamin son of Thomas Osborn  27 Nov.
John son of Jehu Pollard  11 Dec:
Margaret daughter of John Richards  23 Jan:
John son of Bernard Trembath  12 Febr.

1676

Elizabeth daughter of George Guy  29 April
John son of Francis Thomas  6 May
Ann daughter of Richard Jenken  13 Aug.
Dinah daughter of Peter Gilbert  2 Sept.

1677

John son of Peter Gilbert  29 July
Ralph son of Benjamin Osborn  28 Septr.
Florence daughter of Jehu Pollard  28 Septr.
John son of Richard Roberts  30 Nov.
Sampson son of Bernard Osborn  15 Decem.
Thomas son of George Guy  24 March

1678

Richard son of Bernard Trembath  2 Apr.
John son of Edward Gargeege  25 ___
Jane daughter of John Lanyon  6 July
John son of Ralph Guy  6 July
Nicholas son of Francis Thomas  15 Sept.
William son of Jehu Pollard  16 Nov.
Bernard son of Bernard Edwards  26 Jan.

1679

John son of James Geach  6 April
Ralph son of John Daniel  1 June
Enoch son of Richard Jenken  1 June
Margery daughter of Nicholas Thomas  15 Septr.

1680, 1681, 1682 -- "the olde Register is deficient"

1683

Melchisedec son of Bernard Trembath  14 Octob.
Sybella daughter of Urias Paskow  14 Octob.
Rebekah daughter of William Matthew  10 Nov.
Blanch daughter of Francis Thomas  10 Febr.
Cheston daughter of Ralph Guy  21 March

1684

Jane daughter of Hugh Laurey  13 April
John son of Jehu Pollard  10 August

1685

Reginald son of Nicholas Thomas  10 May
John son of Benjamin Osborn  14 June
John son of William Richards  7 Janu.

1686

Mary daughter of James Giles  16 May
Benedict son of Ralph Rodda  6 June
Hugh son of Peter Gilbert  13 Febr.
Tryphena daughter of Urias Paskow  13 Febr.

1687

Martyn son of Francis Thomas  26 Marc.
Jacob son of Jehu Pollard  1 May
John son of John George  31 July
Mary daughter of Thomas Giles  25 Sept.
Margaret daughter of William Noye  28 Janu.
Richard son of Richard Trembath Junr.  4 March

1688

John son of William Richards  20 May
William son of William Lanyon  19 Aug.
Tryphosa daughter of Hugh Laurey  19 Aug.
William son of William Gilbert Junr.  2 Sept.
Margaret daughter of Ralph Trembath  14 Octob.

1689

Joan daughter of Richard Trembath Junr.  12 May
Samuel son of Jane Thomas  15 June
Sampson son of William Noye  17 August
Richard son of Richard Giles  1 Sept.
William son of William Gilbert Junr.  17 Nov.
Hannibal son of James Giles  23 Febr.
Elizabeth daughter of John Richards  23 Feb.

1690

Abraham son of George Guy  1 June
Catherine daughter of John Clark  28 Sept.
Blanch daughter of George Noye  28 Sept.
Ann daughter of Richard Trembath Junr.  7 Febr.
Maddern son of Ralph Trembath  14 Febr.

1691

William son of William Noye  25 March
Walter son of Walter Noye  12 April
Elizabeth daughter of Israel Quick  22 June
Blanch daughter of William Lanyon  2 July
Elizabeth daughter of Edmund Harry  29 Aug.
Alice daughter of Martyn Maddern  18 Oct
John son of John Angwin  21 Febr.
Mary daughter of Peter Gilbert  21 Febr.

1692

Phillip son of Elizabeth Merren  22 May
Edward son of James Giles  28 May
Thomas son of Thomas Wal  31 July
Hannibal son of Richard Harry  28 August
Sybella daughter of Richard Harry  28 August
Mary daughter of William Noye  16 Octob.
Margaret daughter of Martyn Rodda  16 Octob.
John son of Martyn Maddern  3 Decemb.

1693

John son of John Richards  30 April
Mary daughter of Edmund Harry  6 May
William son of William Harry  3 Sept.
William son of William Gilbert  14 Jan.
William son of Walter Noye  25 February

1694

Blanch daughter of Hannibal Harry  21 Apr.
Ann daughter of George Noye  21 Apr.
William son of Richard Trembath Junr.  1 May
Mary daughter of Edmund Harry  18 May
Hannibal son of Richard Harry  5 Augst.
William son of John Angwin  23 Sept.
Ralph son of William Lanyon  14 Octob.
Catherine daughter of Thomas Giles  14 Octob.
Ann daughter of Constantine Rowe  13 Nov.
Walter son of William Noye  10 March

1695

Edward son of Thomas Quick  10 May
Walter son of William Harry  6 July
Richard son of Richard Giles  21 July
Elizabeth daughter of Walter Noye  15 Sept.
Cheston daughter of Ralph Trembath  15 Sept.
Sampson son of William Richards  26 Janu.
Blanch daughter of James Giles  26 Janu.
Joseph son of Thomas Giles  15 March

1696

Thomas son of John Richards  11 April
Grace daughter of Edmund Harry  24 May
Richard son of Hannibal Harry  6 June
Ann daughter of John Angwin  21 June
George son of Walter Noye  11 October
Grace daughter of Ralph Osborn  9th January
Blanch daughter of George Noye  17 Febri
John son of Richard Trembath Junr.  28 Feb.
_____ daughter of Constantine Row  11 March

1697

Martyn son of Martyn Maddern  25 March
Ann daughter of Thomas Quick  21 May
Honor daughter of William Noye  16 Nov.
Constance daughter of William Gilbert  6 March
Robert son of George Giles of Maddern  6 March

1698

Mary daughter of John Maddern  16 Octob.
Patience daughter of John Edwards  2 Novem
Elizabeth daughter of Ralph Osborne  26 Decemb.

1699

Thomas son of Walter Noye  30 April
Matthias son of John Daniel  30 April
_______ son of Richard Harry  b. 12 May dyed wthout Baptism
Ann daughter of John Quick  25 June
Elizabeth daughter of Edmund Harry  30 July
Julian daughter of Martyn Maddern  26 Augst.

1700

Honor daughter of Richard Trembath Junr.  30 March
Richard son of John Angwin  6 April
Mary daughter of William Noye  27 July
John son of Ralph Osborn  5 Octob.
Thomas son of William Gilbert  26 Janu.

Marriages:

1617

Bernard Lay bye & ______  october

1625

John Lanyon & Ann Edwards  4 ffebr.
Thomas Wearne & ______  29 Janu:

1628

William Hodge & Ann James  24 Aug:
Maddern Trembath & ______ Gilbert  

1629

Richard Botrall & Thomasin ______  22 Septemb.

"register wanting to 1635"

1635 -- none marryed

1636

Richard Cock & Margaret Gye  29 Sept.

1637

John son of Richard Gye & Dorothy Thomas  3 Febr.

1638

John son of Thomas Allen & Chesten daughter of James Stephens  2 Decem

1639-1644 -- none marryed

1645 -- "register is deficient"

1646

Maddern Trembath & Cicely daughter of Bernard Nicholas  10 Sept

1647 -- "register deficient"

1648

Nicholas Giles & Paskes Edwards  __ April

1649

Hugh Edwards & Phillip ______  20 Octob.

1650

Thomas Nicholas & Blanch daughter of Bernard Nicholas  5 Octob.
John son of Baldwin Hinckston & ______ Hamen  1 Apr.

1651

John Spriggs & ______ Phillips

1652-1653 -- "register deficient"

1654

Edmund Edwards & Elizabeth Nicholas  8 Apr.

1655

Phillip Argoll & Alice Guy  26 Jan.
William Gilbert & Margaret Penberthy  9 Febr.

1656-1657 -- none marryed

1658

John Hodge & Paskes Nourish  18 Apr.
Ralph Allen & Catherine Trembath  3 July
John Trembath & Cheston Hall  23 Octob.
Richard Trembath & Jone Harry  4th Jan:

1659

John Osborn & Mary Michell  9 July

1660 -- none marryed

1661

John son of John Lanyon & Mary Borlase  27 Dec.

1662

Richard Botrall & Jone Phillips  20 Sept.

1663-1666 -- none marryed

1667

Thomas Osborne & Constance Cowling  29 June
John Guy & Mary Pearce  23 Nov:

1668 -- none marryed

1669

Bernard Edwards & Elizabeth Harry  22 Sepr.

1670

Ralph Guy & Mary Bosow  16 June

1671-1672 -- none marryed

1673

Bernard Trembath & Ann Body  20 Sept.
Urias Paskoe & Margaret Hall  __ Octob.

1674

Richard Roberts & Mary Giles  30 Apr.
Peter Gilbert & Jenifred Edwards  22 Aug.
Bernard Osborn & Jone Veale  19 Decemb.
John Richards & Elizabeth Nicholas  14 Nov.

1675

Nicholas Thomas & Elizabeth Ellis  2 May

1676-1677 -- none marryed

"register deficient to 1686"

1686

Walter Noye & Audrey Ellis  22 Ocotb.
William Noye & Ann Saundrey  18 Janu

1687

Richard Trembath & Honor Gilbert  23 July
Ralph Trembath & Elizabeth Gilbert  5 Novemb.

1688-1690 -- none marryed

1691

Richard Harry & Cheston Thomas  26 Sept.

1692

Edmund Harry & Mary Daniel  1 Octob.

1693

Hannibal Harry & Jane Thomas  2 Decemb.

1694

William Richards & Elizabeth Morrish  14 July

1695 -- none marryed

1696

Ralph Osborn & Elizabeth Udy  19 Sept.
John Edwards & Patience Daniel  16 Jan:

1697

Tristram Davye & Cheston Matthew  17 April

1698-1700 -- none marryed

(to be continued)

Burials:

1655

Ralph Osborne  12 March

1656

Phillip Christopher  23 June

1657

Richard Trembath  4 April
Ann Hodge  7 Decemb.
Thomas Humphry  13 Febru:
Catherine Grevil  12 March

1658

Margaret Udy  20 April
Susanna Jose  3 Aug.

1659 -- "the old register is deficient"

1660

Cicely wife of George Hall  25 July
Jane daughter of Richard Trembath  4 Decemb.

1661

Thomas son of Thomas Lanyon  19 May
Mary daughter of John Hodge  16 Febr.

1662

Henry Phillips  17 July

1663 -- none buryed

1664

George Guy  31 July
Thomas son of William Gilbert  11 Aug.
Cicely Nicholas widowe  10 Octob.

1665

Jone wife of Richard Harry  27 March
Richard Harry  7 July

1666

Cicely Jose  6 Octo

1667

Edmund son of William Angwin  __ May
Mary Rawley  9 August

1668

Margaret wife of James Edwards  29 Apr.
Jane daughter of John Hodge  21 June

1669

Ann daughter of Nowell Argoll  15 Jan.

1670

Ralph Allen  5 March
James Edwards  25 May

1671

Mary Osborn  __ June

1672

Margaret Trembath widow  16 Nov:

"Blanch wife of Thomas Gilbert was buryed about the year 1676"

1672-1686 -- "register altogether deficient"

1686

Blanch wife of Thomas Nicholas  18 Aug.
Elizabeth daughter of Richard Robert  22 Nov.
Henry Davy  15 March

1687

Elizabeth Edwards  31 March
Bernard son of Bernard Trembath  13 Apr.
Phillip Edwards widowe  14 May
Dorothy daughter of Edmund Edwards  28 June
Blanch daughter of John Richards  23 July

1688

William son of William Gilbert  4 Sept.

1689

Sampson son of William Noye  5 Sept.

1690

Margaret wife of George Guy  1st June
Richard son of Richard Giles  10 Nov.
Hannibal Harry  1 Febr.

1691

Constance wife of Thomas Osborne  17 Apr.
Ann daughter of Richard Trembath Junr.  12 May
William son of William Noye  11 July
Elizabeth daughter of Edmund Edwards  9 Aug.
Alice daughter of Martyn Maddern  20 Octob.

1692

William son of William Gilbert  26 March
Phillip son of Elizabeth Merren  10 July
Sybella daughter of Richard Harry  22 Octob.
Thomas Nicholas  3 Januar.

1693

Mary daughter of Edmund Harry  4 June
Tryphena daughter of Urias Paskowe  5 June
Mary daughter of William Noye  8 June
Hannibal son of Richard Harry  13 June
Elizabeth wife of Edmund Edwards  14 June
Mary wife of William Richards  8 Sept.

1694

William Angwin  18 May
Edmund Edwards  24 May
Blanch daughter of George Noye  5 June
Walter Noye Senr.  4 Sept.
John son of Benjamin Osborne  11 Nov.
Dorothy daughter of William Richards  13 Nov.

1695

Alice daughter of Peter Gilbert  31 July
Urias Paskowe  24 Octob.
Elizabeth daughter of Walter Noye  8 Decemb.
Ralph Guy  6 Febr.

1696

Richard son of Richard Giles  10 Apr.
Elliot Gye widowe  23 Decemb.
John Hodge  11 March

1697

Paskes Giles  5 June
Joan wife of Richard Trembath  18 Febr.

1698 -- none buryed

1699

William Gilbert  27 August
Walter son of Walter Noye  4 Decemb.
Honor daughter of George Hall  18 Janu.

1700

Honor daughter of Richard Trembath Junr.  28 June
Mary daughter of William Noye  17 Aug.

(to be continued)

MORVAH STRAYS:

At Sancreed:

Benjamin Bone, s/o Benjamin Bone, miner, of Trembath in Morvah and Elizabeth his wife, chr. 23 Mar 1817
Ann Trembath, d/o Humphrey Trembath, miner, of Rosemergy in Morvah and Mary his wife, chr. 23 Nov 1817
James Jenkin, s/o William Jenkin, miner, of Carne in Morvah and Margaret his wife, chr. 6 May 1824
Henry Jenkin, s/o William Jenkin, miner, of Carne in Morvah and Margaret his wife, chr. 4 Dec 1825
John Eddy, s/o Thomas Eddy, miner, of Trevean in Morvah and Elizabeth his wife, chr. 4 Dec 1825
Tobias Clements, s/o Tobias Clements, miner, of Cairn in Morvah and Margery his wife, chr. 2 Apr. 1826
Christopher Jenkin, s/o William Jenkin, miner, of Carne in Morvah and Margaret his wife, chr. 9 Dec 1827
Joanna Trembath, d/o Humphrey Trembath, miner, of Rosemergy in Morvah and Mary his wife, chr. 6 Apr 1828
John Trathen, s/o John Trathen, miner, of Carne in Morvah and Ann his wife, chr. 21 June 1829
John Grenfell, s/o William Grenfell, taylor, of Trevowen in Morvah and Elizabeth his wife, chr. 13 July 1829
Samuel Phillips Jenkin, s/o William Jenkin, miner, of Carne in Morvah and Margaret his wife, chr. 18 Oct 1829

PROTESTATION RETURN, 1641: (Kindly provided by Wendy Angove). Taken from T.L. Stoate's Cornwall Protestation Returns, 1641. Used by permission of the copyright holder. [For copies of Stoate's publications, and other books on fiche for southwest England, contact Adrian Webb at adrian.j.webb@bigfoot.com].

[all made their mark except Barnard Laytye, John Champion and George & John Gye who signed]

John Kete --Vicar
John Osborne -- Constable
John Lanyon, Thomas Gilbart -- churchwardens
Hanniball Harrye, Martyn James  -- overseers

HEARTH TAX, 1662 & 1664:  from T.L. Stoate's Cornwall Hearth and Poll Taxes, 1660-1664 (Bristol, 1981), p. 91.

Hearths not mentioned in the former returns:

Thomas Maddern upon Carix? tenement 1  Hugh Edwards upon a tenement of John Osborns 1  Andrew Angwyn upon Haniball Harrys tenement 1

PROBATE INDICES 1664-1771: see Cornish Probate Index

WILL & ADMINISTRATION ABSTRACTS: The following wills and admons for Morvah are available in abstracted form. Follow the link to the appropriate page, and then search alphabetically for the probate indicated.

EDDY, Andrew:  will proved 14 May 1767  probate part 8
EDWARDS, Edmund: will proved 17 Jul 1694  probate part 3
EDWARDS, John:  will proved 26 Apr 1737  probate part 6
GUY, (George):  admon dated 1 Jun 1665  probate part 8
GYLES, Thomas:  will proved 11 Feb 1723  probate part 6
HARRY, Edmund:  will proved 27 Oct 1738  probate part 8
HARRY, Hanniball:  will proved 9 May 1691  probate part 10
HARRY, John:  admon dated 15 May 1793  probate part 11
HARRY, Richard:  will proved 13 May 1731  probate part 8
HARRY, Richard:  will proved 11 Nov 1737  probate part 6
MAN, John:  will proved 30 Apr 1759  probate part 4
MICHELL, Thomas:  will proved 27 Feb 1621  probate part 9
NEKERVIS, Charles:  will proved 1 Mar 1753  probate K-W
NICHOLAS, Cecilia:  will  proved 3 Jan 1664  probate part 10
NOYE, Walter:  admon dated 9 Oct 1695  probate part 12
UDYE, Chestian:  will proved 3 Feb 1619  probate K-W

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